Levels of engagement at work are continually low and declining in some parts of the world. Elite consulting jobs have been described as “tedious,” “uninspiring,” work in which people are told “exactly how to do things.” Earlier this year, the Guardian reported that Amazon warehouse workers are treated “worse than robots” — running to fill orders and skipping bathroom breaks as they are monitored by electronic surveillance. Evidence of rising work intensification in many countries has been backed up by the media, including stories about the effect of “greedy jobs” on women, as well as popular books that bemoan demotivating work, and that identify the huge toll stressful work has on communities internationally.